Committee OKs Extended Leave for Hospitalized Babies

The Knesset Labor, Welfare and Health Committee approved, Monday, a bill to allow extended maternity leave with full pay for the mothers of premature babies and other newborns who require extended (up to 10 weeks) post-natal stays in the hospital. It also protects the woman's workplace and maternity pay. The measure now goes to the Knesset for its second and third reading.